Her tiny, birdlike frame seems lost in the embrace of a large, plush sofa in an anteroom of the business centre at the Oberoi Grand. But Nadine Gordimer still spells personality with a capital P. At 84, she is a beautiful woman, her delicate face framed by silver grey hair, her eyes a clear blue-black. [...]
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Nadine Gordimer: 30 Minutes With
Posted in Books, tagged African National Congress, ANC, apartheid, Gordimer, Jacob Zuma, Nadine, Nadine Gordimer, Nobel, Nobel Laureate, South Africa on November 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Terry Pratchett Rah Rah Rah!!!
Posted in Books, tagged Alzheimer's, Discworld, Satire, Terry Pratchett on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seems incredible that I began reading Terry Pratchett only a year or so ago. Methodical soul that I am, I have now nearly completed the Discworld series. Having bored everyone witless by tom-tomming Pratchett’s virtues from the rooftops, little wonder that a friend recently took malicious pleasure in informing me that my current [...]
